Chapter 60 Section 5: Xindu construction site full of sunshine

In the spring of March, a group of people left Liyang and headed west. The earth has thawed, and willows and mulberry elms have sprouted fresh green shoots.There is a constant flow of people and horses on the official road, and most of them are heading west.A continuous stream of ox carts pulled grain, forage, and tools, followed by farmers with various burdens and tools.When they saw the officials and officials surrounded by knights behind them, they stopped and talked excitedly, "Hey, princess! Do you know?" "Well, the one in white is made by Daliang!" "I saw you at the wedding ceremony, remember!" "Your Majesty! That is the monarch!" Suddenly, the official road became commotion, and shouts of "Long live the princess!" resounded across the field.

Yingyu blushed and said with a smile: "I think it's better to go down, there are too many people, it's not easy to leave." Wei Yang said: "It's better to be superior or inferior, otherwise the people are too slow." "Okay, I'll walk by the river bank." After Qin Xiaogong finished speaking, he lifted the rein and rushed to the grass beside the official road.A group of people turned to the saline-alkali grass beach on the north bank of the Weishui River. It is the season when the ice and snow melt and the spring water is mighty. The Weishui River is abnormally wide, and the crystal white ice floes can be faintly seen in the blue waves.In previous years, the best time of luck for the Weishui River was in mid-March when the ice floes completely disappeared.It was just before the end of February, and there were already wooden rafts and cargo ships on the river.Those cargo ships with huge white sails are obviously merchant ships from the six Shandong countries.They paddled vigorously with full sails, and leisurely headed west, leaving the black sail rafts behind one after another.The black-sailed wooden rafts are almost without exception the cargo rafts of the Qin people. The wooden rafts are piled up with white stones like hills, and teams of trackers are chanting rough chants by the river and going upstream.

"Your Majesty, the stones are collected from Lantian, from Bashui to the west of Weishui." Wei Yang pointed to the wooden raft in the river and introduced it to Qin Xiaogong. "Will the start of work in spring hinder spring plowing?" Qin Xiaogong asked. "No. The Xindu construction site pays one out of every three cents, and one pay per day. The common people are very enthusiastic, and they have to bring their own food and grass." Qin Xiaogong laughed, "Why can't it be Dayu to control the floods? No, the government still has to pay for food and grass."

Wei Yang said with a smile: "I made a little change. Those who brought their own food and grass will be able to offset the tax in full. This will save the trouble of transporting back and forth. The common people are very happy. The county officials only supervise the work, and they don't bother with the food and grass at all." "Okay, the people of Qin are still rich, and there is still food left in the spring famine. It's not easy!" Yingyu asked with a smile, "Da Liang Zao, how far is it from Xindu?" Although it was an official name, Yingyu said it in an intimate and joking way.Wei Yang couldn't help laughing and said: "If you let the horse gallop, you can arrive in an hour. Take a slow pace to reconnaissance, it will take more than two hours."

"There are only stones in the river, where does the wood come from?" Yingyu asked again. "Wood is easier to solve than stone. Longxi, Chencang, and Dasanling are all on both sides of the Weishui River, and they are arranged along the current, which is quick and convenient. If not enough, there are also forests and seas in Nanshan." "Made by Great Liang," Qin Xiaogong seemed to think of something, "Can our engineers do it? It's not easy to manipulate city defenses, palaces, and markets? Qin has never built a large capital city." Wei Yang smiled, "Your Majesty, our engineers don't have to worry about it now. First, the six countries provide assistance, and Wei is the most enthusiastic."

"Hey, can't the sun rise on the western mountain? How can the state of Wei help the state of Qin?" Yingyu was surprised from ear to ear. Duke Xiao laughed, "What a fool! It's a squirrel worshiping a chicken, who wants to find out the details of our new capital, can you?" "Secondly, the big businessmen from the six countries are vying to take over, and some even ask Jing Jian to bribe me with a lot of money." "Oh? They don't have conditions?" Yingyu seemed to understand a lot. "Of course there is. Xindu will give him a street."

Qin Xiaogong said with a contemptuous smile: "Shangzhi is a traitor, and this is the end." "Thirdly, the Mohists sent Xiang Liqin down the mountain, willing to lead a hundred disciples to be master craftsmen and help me build the capital of Qin." Qin Xiaogong suddenly realized, "Ah, Master Mozi, good! It turns out that the treasure made by Daliang is here!" Yingyu smiled mischievously, "Hey, when it comes to the Mohist family, brother must be happy!" Qin Xiaogong and Wei Yang couldn't help laughing together. While chatting and laughing, one can see a plateau in the distance on the right, and the Weishui River from the west has turned a big bend, as if it was suddenly broken.Wei Yang pointed the whip in his hand to the plateau, "Your Majesty, the local people call this mountain plateau Beiban. Jumping up to Beiban, you can have a bird's-eye view of the new capital." Qin Xiaogong said with a smile: "You should take a look."

Wei Yang waved his hand, and the horse team galloped up to the plateau.Everyone immediately looked into the distance, suddenly feeling broad-minded Above the plateau, still flat land stretches far to the north.The Weishui Plain starts from Beiban and forms the first plateau, and then advances to the north one by one, one plateau is higher than the other, until it becomes a vast mountain and dense forest, and becomes a mountainous plateau in Beidi County and Shang County.The first leaping Beiban formed a huge arc opening to the south on the north bank of the Weishui River. The Weishui River came from the west and suddenly turned northeast at the foot of Beiban. Turning to the southeast along the eastern plateau of Beiban, and then suddenly turning east, it rushes into the river!The majestic Kitakata opened his arms like a giant and embraced Weishui into his embrace.From the root of Beibanyuan to the Weishui River, it is a vast valley about thirty or forty miles wide.The new capital of the Qin State will be built in the central area of ​​this valley, which is more than sixty miles from east to west and thirty to forty miles from north to south.

Qin Xiaogong understood at a glance that this vast valley sandwiched between Beihan and the Weishui River is really a dangerous place in the Guanzhong Plain.Even if a strong enemy can break through the Hangu Pass, Wuguan Pass in the east, or Dashan Pass in the west, and enter the center of the pass, this deep and wide valley surrounded by mountains, rivers and rivers can completely deploy troops to defend against danger, at least calmly. They retreated to Beiban, entered the mountain plateau area in the north, and then circled again.At present, Wei Guo still occupies the natural barriers of Hangu Pass and Huashan Fortress, and there is no danger in the east of Guandong, this Beisaka Valley is even more important.Compared with the isolated city of Liyang, which is surrounded by flat rivers, the land of Beiban is simply a golden city soup pool fortified on all sides!

Wei Yang said with a smile, "The Yin-Yang family said that Beiban is the Holy Land of Xing Qin." "Oh? How did you see that?" Qin Xiaogong was very interested. "Please look, Your Majesty, this majestic Beiban is the throne given by God. The surging Weishui is the dragon walking in front. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, sitting on the south side, it is becoming the grand atmosphere of the world. The five virtues say that Qin is the virtue of water. , the nature of the water is yin and flat, and it should be ruled by law to make it stand out from the world. The Weishui meanders in the Wangcheng, which should show the omen of water virtue. The good water is in the front, and the north is in the back, which is the most important place to gather the king's spirit."

Qin Xiaogong smiled, "Da Liangzao is also proficient in the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements? Do you really believe it?" Wei Yang laughed softly and said, "The heart of the people is the heart of heaven. The common people believe in it, so doesn't the king believe it?" Qin Xiaogong suddenly laughed, "Okay! One heart with the people. The state of Qin should prosper, why don't you believe it?" Yingyu asked excitedly, "Does Xin have a name?" "Not yet. I am about to ask the emperor to name it." Wei Yang bowed his hands in awe. Qin Xiaogong said with a smile: "Let's make it in Daliang, many of them are exquisite, I don't understand." Wei Yang pointed his whip around the river valley, "Your Majesty, look at this Pingchuan seat, facing north and south, facing the sun everywhere, and it's bright and bright. How about calling it Xianyang?" Yingyu clapped her hands first and said with a smile: "Xianyang, Xianyang, it's all the sun! Okay, big brother, that's a good name!" "Is there anything else to pay attention to?" Qin Xiaogong asked with a smile. "The virtue of water is yin and level, and it must be supplemented by the image of the great yang, so that the yin and yang can be neutralized and the weather will last forever." Qin Xiaogong nodded and laughed loudly, "Okay! Let my country of Qin shine with the sun, and it will be brilliant - it will be called Xianyang!" Cavalry knights immediately cheered: "Xianyang! Xianyang! A splendor—!" On the downhill road from Beiban to the construction site, people can be seen everywhere on the plains tens of miles away.At the root of the Kitaban Plateau, the county folks are digging kilns in their respective residential areas, bustling and noisy.The loess in Beiban is thick and loose, and the cave dwellings are easy to dig and stand upright.Staying in it will not only keep you warm in winter and keep you cool in summer, but also save a lot of tents and not occupy the construction site. For long-term projects like building a capital city, it is a godsend convenience.The continuous flow of people on the plain is mainly to divide the work area and pile up stones, wood and bricks and tiles.In the valley on the banks of the Weishui River, there are dozens of fire kilns for firing bricks, tiles and limestone. The smoke is billowing, and it stretches for more than ten miles like the smoke of beacon fires, which is very spectacular.Yingyu looked surprised and excited, and asked with a smile: "Ah, there are thousands of troops and horses, the battlefield is ordinary, who will lead it?" Wei Yang replied with a smile: "General Liyang Commander Wang Shi, chief engineer of the Mohist Xiangli Qin, and director of Changshi Jingjian." "Can it be completed in five years?" Qin Xiaogong asked. "Planning for six years, if there is no accident, there will be no delay." "How many years has the palace of Daliang of Wei State been built?" "Five years, three to five years." Qin Xiaogong couldn't help laughing, "Wei Yu is so angry that he wants to move the capital at the same time as Wei Guo." At noon, at the center of the construction site - the foundation of the future Xianyang Hall, presided over by Liyang Ling Wang Shi, Qin Xiaogong worshiped the heaven and the earth, dug the first piece of grass by himself, and buried a handful of loess from the Yongcheng Ancestral Temple in Xianyang Under the cornerstone of the palace, pray to the ancestors and ancestors to bless the prosperity of Qin.Just like the spring plowing ceremony, as soon as the foundation laying ceremony was completed, the whole construction site broke ground with cheers from all over the world. The construction of Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty, began in this sunny spring. Qin Xiaogong Wei Yang and his entourage did not stay in this nostalgic land. Once the foundation laying ceremony was completed, they rushed to Chencang without stopping.They paid more attention to the new army training in Chencang Canyon.